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Rafael Nadal
 |
| Full name |
Rafael Nadal Parera |
| Nickname(s) |
Rafa
The King of Clay
The Man from Majorca[1][2] |
| Country |
 Spain |
| Residence |
Manacor, Majorca, Spain |
| Date of birth |
3 June 1986 (1986-06-03) (age 23) |
| Place of birth |
Manacor, Majorca |
| Height |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight |
85 kg (190 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Turned pro |
2001 |
| Plays |
Left-handed; two-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
US$ 27,224,163
|
| Singles |
| Career record |
405-92 (81.49%) |
| Career titles |
36 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 1 (18 August 2008) |
| Current ranking |
No. 3 (15 February 2010) [3] |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
W (2009) |
| French Open |
W (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Wimbledon |
W (2008) |
| US Open |
SF (2008, 2009) |
| Major tournaments |
| Tour Finals |
SF (2006, 2007) |
| Olympic Games |
 Gold medal (2008) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
76–51 |
| Career titles |
5 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 26 (8 August 2005) |
| Australian Open |
3R (2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon |
2R (2005) |
| US Open |
SF (2004) |
| Last updated on: January 26, 2010. |
.^ June 19, 2009 in Rafael Nadal .- Pro Tennis Fan: Rafael Nadal 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.protennisfan.com [Source type: General]
^ RAFAEL NADAL: Well, no.- Roland Garros - The 2009 French Open - Official Site by IBM 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.rolandgarros.com [Source type: Original source]
^ RAFAEL NADAL: No, no, I feel okay.- Roland Garros - The 2009 French Open - Official Site by IBM 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.rolandgarros.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The Star - Nadal Story 7 Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Abstract: World's No 2 male tennis player highest career singling ranking and first man since Boris Becker to reach that spot i… .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ The Spanish N2 World ranked player RAFAEL NADAL defeated Swiss World N1 Roger...- Rafael Nadal - Blog Toplist 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.blogtoplist.com [Source type: General]
^ Spanish Tennis player & current World N2 ranked RAFAEL NADAL went down 6-4, 6-2 in the Final of the MIAMI MASTERS to a grand Nicolay Davydenko (Russia) currently ranked...- Rafael Nadal - Blog Toplist 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.blogtoplist.com [Source type: General]
3 in the world.
.^ Davis Cup 2009 .
^ Nadal replaced by Ferrero in Spain Davis Cup team .
^ Nadal then played the Canada Masters tournament, an event he won in 2005.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Overall, Nadal matched world No.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ The Star - Nadal Story 7 Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Abstract: World's No 2 male tennis player highest career singling ranking and first man since Boris Becker to reach that spot i… .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Overall, Nadal matched world No.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ The Star - Nadal Story 7 Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Abstract: World's No 2 male tennis player highest career singling ranking and first man since Boris Becker to reach that spot i… .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ Top seed Roger Federer and No.- Rafael Nadal News - Topix 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: News]
^ With a Wimbledon win next Sunday, Roger Federer can accomplish two feats: He can surpass the record 14 majors he shares with Pete Sampras and regain the No.
^ Roger Federer was fined less than one-hundredth of a percent of his earnings.
[4] .^ With the win, he became the first player to defeat Federer in a Grand Slam final.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Pete Sampras had a record 13 Grand Slam titles but he had not won a tournament in 33 attempts.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ He became the seventh player to win a Grand Slam in his first appearance at the event and the first since Agassi at the 1995 Australian Open, and he is one of only two people to win at Roland Garros on their first attempt, the first being Mats Wilander in 1982.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
His success on clay has earned him the nickname
"The King of Clay".[5][6][7]
.^ Nadal was recently honored with the Prince of Asturias Sports Award in Spain, which will be presented by HRH Crown Prince Felipe.- Rafael Nadal Becomes a Best Buddy 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www2.prnewswire.com [Source type: News]
^ Federer and Nadal start with wins BBC Sport - Tennis 18:35 5-Jan-10 .- NewsNow: Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.newsnow.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ For good reason: the Federer-Nadal rivalry, at this point in tennis, may be the closest thing the sport has to Yankees-Red Sox or Redskins-Cowboys.
[8]
Family and early life
.^ Both Toni and Rafael still live in Majorca, along with multiple Nadal relatives, in a nontouristy little city called Manacor, about 15 miles from the beach.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ RAFAEL NADAL: Right now, my preparation is for the swimmingpool of my house.- Roland Garros - The 2009 French Open - Official Site by IBM 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.rolandgarros.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The coach Jose Higueras, who was also born in Spain but now directs elite player development for the U.S. Tennis Association, says he first saw Nadal play in Majorca, when the boy was 14.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
He has a younger sister named María Isabel.
.^ Miguel Ángel, the youngest of the brothers, was a professional soccer player when Rafa was born.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Soccer and rugby players play on grass.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Born and resides in Manacor, Mallorca in Spain Plays left-handed, but is right-handed Spanish tennis player Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his coach Considers clay his favorite surface His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, ...- Rafael Nadal News - Topix 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: News]
[9] .^ Tags: yankees , red sox , real madrid , cowboys , phillies , vikings , wimbledon , nationals , rafael nadal Categories: Actions: E-mail .- All posts tagged 'rafael-nadal' 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC moore.ibnsports.com [Source type: Original source]
^ And do you really think it's not possible for Fed to have defeated nadal in madrid?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[10] .^ Born and resides in Manacor, Mallorca in Spain Plays left-handed, but is right-handed Spanish tennis player Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his coach Considers clay his favorite surface His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, ...- Rafael Nadal News - Topix 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: News]
^ (Newser) - Those who dismiss Rafael Nadal's grass game forget that the 22-year-old has improved every year he's been on the scene, and his growth as a competitor is far from finished, writes Greg Garber for ESPN. "Give him time," says Nadal's uncle and coach.- Rafael Nadal – News Stories About Rafael Nadal - Page 1 | Newser 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.newser.com [Source type: General]
^ The Star - Nadal Story 7 Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Abstract: World's No 2 male tennis player highest career singling ranking and first man since Boris Becker to reach that spot i… .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ When he was younger, his coach, Toni Nadal, decided that his two-handed backhand would benefit from a strong right arm, so he taught Rafael to play with his left.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ In every Rafael Nadal press conference I’ve attended since March, somebody inevitably asks him about the pressures of being No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
[11]
.^ The age at which Nadal ditched football and concentrated his talents on tennis.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal's chances at the showdown between the year's top eight players ended with a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) loss to Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in the group stage on Wednesday, following an earlier defeat by his French Open conqueror Robin Soderling.- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal is the first teenager to win at least six titles in a year since Agassi in 1988 at the age of 18.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
[12] .^ Although Nadal plays left-handed, he is naturally right-handed.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Born and resides in Manacor, Mallorca in Spain Plays left-handed, but is right-handed Spanish tennis player Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his coach Considers clay his favorite surface His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, ...- Rafael Nadal News - Topix 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: News]
^ The tally of Nadal’s ailments over the years is honestly not as impressive as that of many professional athletes: a stress fracture in his left foot, a banged-up elbow from a fall outside a tennis court, random knee and joint pains, the tendinitis.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
[12] .^ The age at which Nadal ditched football and concentrated his talents on tennis.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal is the first teenager to win at least six titles in a year since Agassi in 1988 at the age of 18.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ There was no moon over the tennis stadium, but it was after midnight, the risers still crowded, and Rafael Nadal was playing the Argentine David Nalbandian .- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
[12] .^ Everyone's been curious about the condition of Rafael Nadal's knees, so it made sense that his first Grand Slam opponent in three months would wonder as well.Everyone's been curious about the condition of Rafael Nadal's knees...
^ He made the fourth round last year before Nadal ousted him in four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ In May 2001, when Nadal was 14 years old, tennis great Pat Cash played a clay-court exhibition match against him.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ You are a great champion,” Nadal said in English to Federer, in front of the whole tennis-watching world, at the Australian Open awards ceremony.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ And although tennis is a small part of Nike’s brand business, Kent said, the game’s two top players (yes, Nadal is No.
^ From arabianbusiness.com: Rafael Nadal has said that he is likely to sidestep next month's Dubai Tennis Ch...- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
Football had to stop straight away."
[12]
.^ Also moving on without any problem was five-time rating champion Roger Federer who made short work of No.14 Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The 22-year-old tennis star celebrated his very dramatic first-ever Wimbledon win over Roger Federer this past Sunday back home in Mallorca.- Rafael Nadal Shirtless Photos With Girlfriend in Bikini in Mallorca 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.popsugar.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Federer and Nadal progress in Qatar The Daily Telegraph - Tennis 21:48 6-Jan-10 .- NewsNow: Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.newsnow.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He was the family toy,” Toni said.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ People feel sad and dissapointed but they dont completely crumble ...you dont stop going to work ..life goes on ....and you adapt .- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Like Woods, Nadal started what would become his career sport when he was a toddler; Toni remembers his nephew having been no older than 3.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Unfortunately, your home computer may cause some glitches that effect how you see our Site -- and that is beyond our control.- Rafael Nadal - Tennis Ball Pick Up Challenge | SPIKE 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
[11] .^ Roger Federer aims to stay the world's top-ranked player in 2010 after reclaiming the top spot from Rafael Nadal last year.- Rafael Nadal News - Topix 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.topix.net [Source type: News]
^ Read More: Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer , Australian Open , Australian Open Final , Home News .
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.^ In May 2001, when Nadal was 14 years old, tennis great Pat Cash played a clay-court exhibition match against him.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal broke Argentinian Guillermo Vilas's 29-year record of 53 consecutive clay court match victories after defeating Robin Soderling in the first round of the 2006 French Open.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ But playing for a Grand Slam championship in a packed stadium, before a prime-time television audience, is a position neither woman in the other semifinal match has been in before.
[9]
Nadal participated in two events on the
ITF junior circuit.
.^ The Star - Nadal Story 7 Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Abstract: World's No 2 male tennis player highest career singling ranking and first man since Boris Becker to reach that spot i… .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal now has a chance to win all four Grand Slam events in a single calendar year for the first time since Rod Laver did it in 1969.
^ Nadal is the first teenager to win at least six titles in a year since Agassi in 1988 at the age of 18.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal replaced by Ferrero in Spain Davis Cup team .
^ Spain seals Davis Cup win over Czech Republic .- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ Rafael Nadal adds gloss to Spain's Davis Cup victory .
.^ The Star - Nadal Story 7 Rafael Nadal - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Abstract: World's No 2 male tennis player highest career singling ranking and first man since Boris Becker to reach that spot i… .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ With an undefeated 2006 clay court season, Nadal firmly stamped himself as the dominant clay court player in the world and as the only player able to beat Federer consistently.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
[12][14]. In 2003, Rafael had won the ATP
Newcomer of the Year Award.
Tennis Career
2001–2004
.^ You are one of the best of history.” Nadal had beaten him, of course, and some months earlier pushed Federer from the world No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ At the French Open, Nadal reached the final for the second consecutive year, and squared off against the world's No.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ ATP computer rankings, which began in 1973, joining Boris Becker (age 18 years, 9 months, and 17 days) and Björn Borg (age 18 years, 10 months, and 2 days) as the only teenagers to be ranked No.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ It’s an injury he sustained during his third-round match against Nicolas Almagro.
^ Nadal won the French Open earlier this year.
^ The same guy he straighted in a tighter Round of 16 Wimbledon match.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Having already won six grand slams, do you think you may one day be able to reach the record set by Roger Federer (whichever number that ends up being)?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Especially after that memorable five-set Wimbledon classic with Roger Federer .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal each won in straight sets Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Qatar Open..- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
.^ In 2004, Nadal was forced to miss most of the clay-court season, including the French Open, due to a stress fracture in his left ankle.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ The tally of Nadal’s ailments over the years is honestly not as impressive as that of many professional athletes: a stress fracture in his left foot, a banged-up elbow from a fall outside a tennis court, random knee and joint pains, the tendinitis.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal broke Argentinian Guillermo Vilas's 29-year record of 53 consecutive clay court match victories after defeating Robin Soderling in the first round of the 2006 French Open.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
[9] .^ The Spanish national team was scouting him — Nadal would be brought on at 16 and two years later help Spain win the 2004 Davis Cup — and Higueras says that as he watched the teenager, he was struck at once by the very quality that so reliably beats down Nadal’s opponents now.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal, who was plagued by knee and stomach injuries during 2009, helped Spain to a crushing victory over Czech Republic in this month's Davis Cup final and has had only three weeks to train for the new season.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal started tentatively against countryman Tommy Robredo in the Masters Cup Gold group but finished strongly to win 7-6 6-2 and reignite his semi-final hopes.- Pro Tennis Fan: Rafael Nadal 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.protennisfan.com [Source type: General]
[18] By beating World No.
.^ Andy Roddick-Is this the year the new Andy wins a second Open in front of his biggest fans?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ At the French Open, Nadal reached the final for the second consecutive year, and squared off against the world's No.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ The world No 2 is aiming to finish 2009 on a high after a topsy-turvy year that has seen him win the Australian Open, lose the French Open title to Roger Federer, unable to defend his title at the All England Club due to injury and therefore watch helplessly as Federer claimed his No 1 ranking.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal has endured a mixed year which began with victory at the Australian Open before Roger Federer claimed his Wimbledon and French Open titles and world No 1 ranking during his recovery from tendinitis.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
51.
2005
.^ At the Australian Open, he reached the fourth round and pushed the eventual runner-up, Lleyton Hewitt, to five sets.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal looked lost, swallowed up by the huge serves and crushing forehands coming at him from his 6-foot-6 opponent across the net.
^ Rafael Nadal skated through a Round of 16 stint in the U.S. Open Sunday, torching No.
.^ Nadal started his 2005 hardcourt season by defeating Agassi in the final of the Canada Masters.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Overall, Nadal matched world No.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
1
Roger Federer. Both performances were considered to be breakthroughs for Nadal.
[19][20]
.^ With an undefeated 2006 clay court season, Nadal firmly stamped himself as the dominant clay court player in the world and as the only player able to beat Federer consistently.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ In 2004, Nadal was forced to miss most of the clay-court season, including the French Open, due to a stress fracture in his left ankle.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Grand Slam (titles in all four majors), the more he needs to dominate not only clay but also the harder-pounding material that covers the courts of the U.S. Open.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ At one point in the year, Nadal won 24 consecutive matches, the longest winning streak of any teenager in the open era, topping Andre Agassi's run of 23 matches in 1988.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal broke Argentinian Guillermo Vilas's 29-year record of 53 consecutive clay court match victories after defeating Robin Soderling in the first round of the 2006 French Open.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal is the first teenager to win at least six titles in a year since Agassi in 1988 at the age of 18.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
[21] .^ Nadal won the French Open earlier this year.
^ Nadal then played the Canada Masters tournament, an event he won in 2005.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal at the 2006 French Open .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ Rafael Nadal has endured a mixed year which began with victory at the Australian Open before Roger Federer claimed his Wimbledon and French Open titles and world No 1 ranking during his recovery from tendinitis.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Or Nadal was psyched out by Soderling, whose world ranking was only No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Robin Soderling celebrated the New Year by claiming his first victory over Roger Federer at the 13th attempt, finally seeing off the world No.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
.^ Andre Agassi has one, which brings Rafa's awesomeness into perspective if he does it, so not first, or second for that mater as Federer's Gold in Doubles actually qualifies him as a Golden Career Slam as well.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There are undisputed great players — Sampras, McEnroe and Jimmy Connors , for example — who never in their careers mastered the French Open’s clay.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal made light work of first-round opponents at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
.^ The French Open is the second Grand Slam event of the year.
^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal at the 2006 French Open .- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
.^ The French Open is the second Grand Slam event of the year.
^ This is my first blog from the US Open.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal won the French Open earlier this year.
3.
[22]
.^ Three days after his victory in Paris, his winning streak was snapped on the grass courts of Halle, Germany, where he was beaten by German Alexander Waske in the first round.- Rafael Nadal - Zimbio 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.zimbio.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal ended a two-match losing streak to Robin Soderling on Saturday, beating the Swede 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the final of the season-opening Capitala exhibition tournament Saturday, Jan.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ I was lucky to receive an invitation to play and I managed to win that first match.’ If that opening victory was impressive – by defeating Ramon Delgado he became only the ninth player to record an ATP win before his 16th birthday – then the preceding one surely set the tone for his career.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Sisters Venus and Serena Williams both advanced to the second round of competition at Wimbledon.
^ He retired in the quarters of Australia against Roddick, got bounced in straight sets in the third round at the French by Philipp Kohlschreiber, and lost to Tommy Haas in the quarters at Wimbledon.- Pro Tennis Fan: Rafael Nadal 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.protennisfan.com [Source type: General]
.^ Since winning their history-making five-set Wimbledon match last year, Nadal has seemed nearly untouchable.- Gaby Wood Meets Tennis Champion Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.vogue.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ That included a first round straight set upset of No.16 seed Virginie Razzano and a come from behind three set Round Two triumph over Shuai Peng .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
2 on 25 July 2005.
.^ It was six years before Costa finally saw Nadal play.- Gaby Wood Meets Tennis Champion Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.vogue.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal ended a two-match losing streak to Robin Soderling on Saturday, beating the Swede 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the final of the season-opening Capitala exhibition tournament Saturday, Jan.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
.^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He dispensed with Denis Istomin in the third round and world No.
^ Cool Nadal continues US Open...
49
James Blake in four sets.
.^ After that, I will be focusing and preparing the Davis Cup final.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Hockey): The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals, completing the 2007-08 season.
^ The same pain that caused him to miss the Davis Cup final in Argentina, and the one that forced him out of the Masters Cup year-end tournament.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Rafael Nadal: Normally by this time of year, Nadal already has a French Open title and at least a Wimbledon final result to his name.- Pro Tennis Fan: Rafael Nadal 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.protennisfan.com [Source type: General]
^ The same pain that caused him to miss the Davis Cup final in Argentina, and the one that forced him out of the Masters Cup year-end tournament.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in five sets, while Serena Williams won her fourth Australian by routing Dinara Safina.
.^ Posted by Derek Felix under US Open , tennis No Comments Fernando Verdasco was too much for American John Isner ending his run at this year's U.S. Open.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ "I have played my best year in 2007 and that foot injury you talk about was in 2005.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The same pain that caused him to miss the Davis Cup final in Argentina, and the one that forced him out of the Masters Cup year-end tournament.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[25]
.^ Historically, Federer has been unbeatable on grass courts, while Nadal has excelled on clay courts.
^ Pete Sampras had a record 13 Grand Slam titles but he had not won a tournament in 33 attempts.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ Nadal had a serious foot problem during 2005 and missed the next year's Australian Open.- Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon withdrawal leaves door open for Andy Murray | Sport | guardian.co.uk 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]
.^ Nadal finished the match with 24 unforced errors and only 18 winners, while Soderling had 27 and 23.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Nadal had a serious foot problem during 2005 and missed the next year's Australian Open.- Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon withdrawal leaves door open for Andy Murray | Sport | guardian.co.uk 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]
^ In the final game, Nadal saved one match point when Soderling put a forehand long, but the Spaniard shanked a backhand on the second.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
[27] .^ This year, the famous awards have honored Rafa with 3 nominations as the ?Best Male International Athlete?, ?Best Tennis Player?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ First there was the dastardly-good Pete Sampras who topped the ATP rankings for a record six years and dominated the game so much that Tennis Magazine called him the greatest player of the last 40 years.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He competes on the 40-and-over national tennis circuit, earning his highest ranking of No.
2006
.^ You are a great champion,” Nadal said in English to Federer, in front of the whole tennis-watching world, at the Australian Open awards ceremony.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ So I am ready to start practising and to start playing in 2010,'' said Nadal, who beat Federer in this year's Australian Open final.- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
^ Victory marked a perfect end to a season that started in equally glorious fashion for Nadal, with his triumph at the Australian Open.- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
- TennisInsight.com - PLAYER PROFILE - Rafael Nadal 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.tennisinsight.com [Source type: General]
[28] .^ The knees have held up, but if Nadal’s new injury affects his play, it could open the door for Monfils to sneak into his first-ever United States Open quarterfinal.
^ It was a best-of-three-sets tournament, and finally he lost the first, 3-6.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ With a Wimbledon win next Sunday, Roger Federer can accomplish two feats: He can surpass the record 14 majors he shares with Pete Sampras and regain the No.
^ Rafael Nadal has endured a mixed year which began with victory at the Australian Open before Roger Federer claimed his Wimbledon and French Open titles and world No 1 ranking during his recovery from tendinitis.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ The Nadal – Gonzalez match which was not completed Thursday night during session #22, is scheduled to conclude after the first women’s semifinal.
^ This was in Indian Wells, Calif., three months ago, at a tournament in the desert called the BNP Paribas Open.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Two weeks removed from launching defense of his Indian Wells title, Nadal said he's satisfied with his quality of play this season.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The second-ranked Spaniard has not won a tournament title since he beat Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-4, 7-5, to capture the Stuttgart championship on red clay last July.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ At the after-match press conference, Nadal has shown all the bravura and chutzpah of the fist-pumping, sweat-dripping, heart-stopping on-court persona the fans so adore.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ That, combined with the fact that Federer has won Wimbledon the last five years, makes Nadal’s victory all the more impressive.
.^ He defeated Federer in the 2006 final.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ We’ll take Murray to advance to a second consecutive final in four sets.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in five sets, while Serena Williams won her fourth Australian by routing Dinara Safina.
.^ Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer on Sunday in Melbourne to win the men’s singles final at the Australian Open.
^ Spain defeated Germany 1-0 in the Euro 2008 Finals, a soccer tournament between European countries played once every four years.
^ Nadal, who lost to Mikhail Youzhny in the Chennai final that opened the season, lost to Andreas Seppi in last week's Rotterdam event.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ He defeated Federer in the 2006 final.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The final set really was 16-14!- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
. Nadal broke Argentinian
Guillermo Vilas's 29-year male record of 53 consecutive clay-court match victories by winning his first round match at the
French Open.
^ Nadal had won four straight French Open titles heading into the 2009 season, but Soderling beat the then-top-ranked player in the fourth round at Roland Garros.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ I was lucky to receive an invitation to play and I managed to win that first match.’ If that opening victory was impressive – by defeating Ramon Delgado he became only the ninth player to record an ATP win before his 16th birthday – then the preceding one surely set the tone for his career.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
.^ Rafael Nadal ended a two-match losing streak to Robin Soderling on Saturday, beating the Swede 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the final of the season-opening Capitala exhibition tournament Saturday, Jan.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ The Spanish national team was scouting him — Nadal would be brought on at 16 and two years later help Spain win the 2004 Davis Cup — and Higueras says that as he watched the teenager, he was struck at once by the very quality that so reliably beats down Nadal’s opponents now.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ More than any player on tour, Nadal wins matches with his outstanding fitness.
[29] .^ Del Potro routs Nadal, Federer awaits in Open final .
^ However, Nadal has beaten Federer in the French Open the past four years, and every year the match-up draws a great deal of attention.
^ When Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer probed the limits of each other's resources through delays and fading light at the 2008 Wimbledon final, it was possibly the greatest match ever played.
.^ That included a first round straight set upset of No.16 seed Virginie Razzano and a come from behind three set Round Two triumph over Shuai Peng .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ I am not happy about myself in the first two sets.” It was almost 3 a.m.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Good wins mixed with bad losses, and he looked headed toward another of the latter in the second round, dropping the first two sets to Jesse Levine.
.^ For the match, Del Potro won 79 percent on his first serve (44 of 56) compared to 57 percent (40 of 70) for his more accomplished foe.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ With the crowd urging Roddick on, he again responded with clutch serving eventually coming back to hold, forcing a fifth set against Federer for the first time in their 21st meeting.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ You are one of the best of history.” Nadal had beaten him, of course, and some months earlier pushed Federer from the world No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Del Potro will be making his first appearance in a Grand Slam final.
^ Having already won six grand slams, do you think you may one day be able to reach the record set by Roger Federer (whichever number that ends up being)?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Pete Sampras had a record 13 Grand Slam titles but he had not won a tournament in 33 attempts.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
[30]
.^ The men’s championship match, which was played on Monday at 5 p.m.
^ But while his diary tells him that ahead lie The Artois Championships (opening June 11) at the Queen’s Club, west London, where he will be the star attraction, followed by the short hop over to Wimbledon, just for now tennis is not dominating his thoughts.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ And yet Nadal has, silently and stoically, been playing a match against the harsh realities of life.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[31] .^ Rafael Nadal ended a two-match losing streak to Robin Soderling on Saturday, beating the Swede 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the final of the season-opening Capitala exhibition tournament Saturday, Jan.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ More than any player on tour, Nadal wins matches with his outstanding fitness.
^ The Nadal – Gonzalez match which was not completed Thursday night during session #22, is scheduled to conclude after the first women’s semifinal.
.^ After coming back this month, Monfils did not distinguish himself in two tournaments leading to the Open.
^ With the crowd urging Roddick on, he again responded with clutch serving eventually coming back to hold, forcing a fifth set against Federer for the first time in their 21st meeting.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
.^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He dispensed with Denis Istomin in the third round and world No.
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
.^ I’m very happy to beat Rafa in straight sets, play unbelievable match.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The same guy he straighted in a tighter Round of 16 Wimbledon match.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ He has not hidden the fact that Wimbledon is his favorite tournament, that his win there last year in that epic match against Roger Federer was the culmination of a life-long dream.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ I’m saddened that there will be no Nadal-Federer final this year.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Novak Djokovic dropped just five games as he made light work of second seed Rafael Nadal to set up a final meeting with home favourite Gael Monfils in the BNP Paris Masters today.
^ It was his uncle Toni who encouraged him to take up the sport and still coaches him today (he could have chosen to follow the footsteps of another uncle, Miguel, a football international who played in three World Cups).- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Nadal was having a terrible first set.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Having already won six grand slams, do you think you may one day be able to reach the record set by Roger Federer (whichever number that ends up being)?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ For the match, Del Potro won 79 percent on his first serve (44 of 56) compared to 57 percent (40 of 70) for his more accomplished foe.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Cool Nadal continues US Open...
^ After coming back this month, Monfils did not distinguish himself in two tournaments leading to the Open.
^ Now that the Masters is over, the next event will be the U.S. Open, which is played from June 9-15.
.^ There are four American girls in the third round of the junior tournament, including Capra and Muhammad, who will play for a spot in the quarterfinals.
^ Since then, Nadal was a semifinalist at the Masters Series event in Cincinnati, a finalist in the Paris Masters Series and a semifinalist at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Cool Nadal continues US Open...
^ Rafael Nadal has endured a mixed year which began with victory at the Australian Open before Roger Federer claimed his Wimbledon and French Open titles and world No 1 ranking during his recovery from tendinitis.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
54
Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in four sets.
.^ They say at the tournaments that this is what Toni Nadal still hammers at his nephew: Play every point as though it were the last— of the game, of the match, of the day, of your life.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Last year we played a few tournaments together, this year we also played double in Chennai and it’s an enormous pleasure to be partner with him.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He spent three whole years second in the world only to Federer, who during those years could not only outplay everybody but, in many people’s opinions, could probably have outplayed anybody who ever lived and nonetheless could not get past Nadal in Paris.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Or Nadal was psyched out by Soderling, whose world ranking was only No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Nadal lost the French Open three weeks ago, yes.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The second-ranked Spaniard has not won a tournament title since he beat Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-4, 7-5, to capture the Stuttgart championship on red clay last July.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rafael Nadal skated through a Round of 16 stint in the U.S. Open Sunday, torching No.
.^ Rafael Nadal, the top-ranked tennis player in the world, was knocked out of the French Open by Robin Soderling on Sunday.
^ Posted by Derek Felix under US Open , tennis No Comments Fernando Verdasco was too much for American John Isner ending his run at this year's U.S. Open.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ He made the fourth round last year before Nadal ousted him in four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ The Nadal – Gonzalez match which was not completed Thursday night during session #22, is scheduled to conclude after the first women’s semifinal.
^ However, Nadal has beaten Federer in the French Open the past four years, and every year the match-up draws a great deal of attention.
^ For Nadal, the United States Open is just his third tournament since taking two months to rest his tendinitis-plagued knees.
.^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rafael Nadal has endured a mixed year which began with victory at the Australian Open before Roger Federer claimed his Wimbledon and French Open titles and world No 1 ranking during his recovery from tendinitis.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal now has a chance to win all four Grand Slam events in a single calendar year for the first time since Rod Laver did it in 1969.
2 in consecutive years.
2007
.^ He played hard from the back of the court, where his endurance and insistent groundstrokes gradually wore out his opponents, but he wasn’t yet nimble or tricky at the net.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ They say at the tournaments that this is what Toni Nadal still hammers at his nephew: Play every point as though it were the last— of the game, of the match, of the day, of your life.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ If Nadal is healthy and plays like he did against Monfils, it’s hard to see how Gonzalez wins this match under the lights tonight.
.^ After coming back this month, Monfils did not distinguish himself in two tournaments leading to the Open.
^ That included a first round straight set upset of No.16 seed Virginie Razzano and a come from behind three set Round Two triumph over Shuai Peng .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ For Nadal, the United States Open is just his third tournament since taking two months to rest his tendinitis-plagued knees.
.^ He returns to hard courts in next week's Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In fact, never before in tennis history had a player won a match with that many aces.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Venus Williams won the ladies’ singles championship at Wimbledon on Saturday, defeating her sister Serena 7-5, 6-4.
.^ Grand Slam (titles in all four majors), the more he needs to dominate not only clay but also the harder-pounding material that covers the courts of the U.S. Open.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He celebrated his birthday with his girlfriend and his family, the first time he had done so in five years, since the day falls during the tournament he had more or less come to own.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The former world No 1 missed two months of the season to recover from tendinitis in both knees and in that time Roger Federer won Wimbledon and Andy Murray became the world No 2, with the Briton establishing himself as the leading challenger to Federer for the US Open title.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal has endured a mixed year which began with victory at the Australian Open before Roger Federer claimed his Wimbledon and French Open titles and world No 1 ranking during his recovery from tendinitis.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG: Ask Rafa 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer on Sunday in Melbourne to win the men’s singles final at the Australian Open.
^ Until losing to Federer two years ago in Hamburg, Nadal had a streak of 81 victories on clay, a record that took on such a life of its own that people around Nadal felt a certain relief when the streak ended.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ He defeated Federer in the 2006 final.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Andy Roddick-Is this the year the new Andy wins a second Open in front of his biggest fans?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ They’ve had memorable meetings in Grand Slam finals, like Nadal’s epic, grueling victory over Federer at Wimbledon last year.
.^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Historically, Federer has been unbeatable on grass courts, while Nadal has excelled on clay courts.
^ He wins on all three court surfaces on which the world’s four most important tennis tournaments are now played: the grass of Wimbledon, which Nadal won for the first time last summer; the hard acrylic composition used at the Australian Open, which Nadal won in January, and the U.S. Open, which has so far eluded him; and the soft red clay of the French Open, on which Nadal and Borg share the record of four straight titles.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
[32]
Nadal played the
Artois Championships at
Queen's Club in London for the second consecutive year. As in 2006, Nadal was upset in the quarterfinals.
.^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ But I *do* think it's the end of being able to count on a Federer/Nadal final.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Especially after that memorable five-set Wimbledon classic with Roger Federer .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
This was Federer's first five-set match at Wimbledon since 2001.
[33].^ "I won a Mercedes in Stuttgart but I leave it in the garage.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The second-ranked Spaniard has not won a tournament title since he beat Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-4, 7-5, to capture the Stuttgart championship on red clay last July.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ They’ve had memorable meetings in Grand Slam finals, like Nadal’s epic, grueling victory over Federer at Wimbledon last year.
.^ He wins on all three court surfaces on which the world’s four most important tennis tournaments are now played: the grass of Wimbledon, which Nadal won for the first time last summer; the hard acrylic composition used at the Australian Open, which Nadal won in January, and the U.S. Open, which has so far eluded him; and the soft red clay of the French Open, on which Nadal and Borg share the record of four straight titles.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He played hard from the back of the court, where his endurance and insistent groundstrokes gradually wore out his opponents, but he wasn’t yet nimble or tricky at the net.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ For as long as I can remember, the end-of-season championships have been played on an indoor quick court.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ Something he had in their first Wimbledon final in 2004 before blowing a set, break lead in which Roger was able to use a rain delay to recover for a four set repeat.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Since then, Nadal was a semifinalist at the Masters Series event in Cincinnati, a finalist in the Paris Masters Series and a semifinalist at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The last time they met, Del Potro won in straights at Montreal before losing to Andy Murray in the final.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ He’s made four fourth round appearances in slams and made Rd.3 in his Open debut last year.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard who is ranked as the second-best men’s tennis player in the world, defeated Roger Federer (the number one player in the world) to win the French Open.
^ Especially in a reasonable draw which shouldn’t get hard until he sees either Gael Monfils (13) or David Ferrer (18) in the Round of 16.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ This was in Indian Wells, Calif., three months ago, at a tournament in the desert called the BNP Paribas Open.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ For Nadal, the United States Open is just his third tournament since taking two months to rest his tendinitis-plagued knees.
^ There was no moon over the tennis stadium, but it was after midnight, the risers still crowded, and Rafael Nadal was playing the Argentine David Nalbandian .- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The same pain that caused him to miss the Davis Cup final in Argentina, and the one that forced him out of the Masters Cup year-end tournament.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
To end the year, Nadal won two of his three round robin matches to advance to the semifinals of the
Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, where Federer defeated him 6–4, 6–1.
.^ "The second half of the year was difficult for me," Nadal said.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Nadal then was unable to defend his Wimbledon title because of knee injuries.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ I remember especially the final in Rome, last year’s Wimbledon final, Roland Garros two years ago and the Dubai final, also two years ago.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
In addition, there were rumors at the end of the year that the foot injury he suffered during 2005 caused long term damage, which were given credence by coach
Toni Nadal's claim that the problem was "serious". Nadal and his spokesman strongly denied this, however, with Nadal himself calling the story "totally false".
[34]
2008
.^ However, Nadal has beaten Federer in the French Open the past four years, and every year the match-up draws a great deal of attention.
^ They’ve had memorable meetings in Grand Slam finals, like Nadal’s epic, grueling victory over Federer at Wimbledon last year.
^ Nadal won the French Open earlier this year.
.^ This is the first time that Nadal has competed in the French Open without winning it.
^ The three-time French Open champion reached the Australian Open semifinal last month — his best Melbourne result in four appearances Down Under - before bowing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Nadal – Gonzalez match which was not completed Thursday night during session #22, is scheduled to conclude after the first women’s semifinal.
.^ The six-times grand-slam winner went a stage further at the Cincinnati Masters (right), but was convincingly beaten by Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He defeated Federer in the 2006 final.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ However, this loss was particularly painful for Federer, since he is just one Grand Slam title short of Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
^ However, Nadal has beaten Federer in the French Open the past four years, and every year the match-up draws a great deal of attention.
^ Among Federer's records that we may never see broken are his winning 5 consecutive titles at two different slams (going for 6 in a row at the US).- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Nadal won the second set 7-6 in a tiebreaker and the third 6-0, and by the time everything was over, Nalbandian looked as if somebody had been hitting him with a broom all night.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The cosmic intervention had come to an end; there was some intense second-set action, but Federer would take the match in straight sets, and as Soderling’s game unspooled, Loth watched and shook his head.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rafael Nadal each won in straight sets Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Qatar Open..- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
[35] .^ The second-ranked Spaniard has not won a tournament title since he beat Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-4, 7-5, to capture the Stuttgart championship on red clay last July.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ For Nadal, the United States Open is just his third tournament since taking two months to rest his tendinitis-plagued knees.
^ Nadal won the French Open earlier this year.
.^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Masters is scheduled for the first week of April.
^ He defeated Federer in the 2006 final.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ It remains the longest fifth set in grand slam history.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The grand slam record holder probably would like a do over of the epic five-set U.S. Open he lost to Juan Martin Del Potro that ended his five-year reign in New York.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ I would like to win slams, of course, but I try to win at every tournament I enter.’ And that determination shows in his second-to-only-one record to date.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
[36] .^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He defeated Federer in the 2006 final.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ This is the first time that Nadal has competed in the French Open without winning it.
.^ The French Open is the second Grand Slam event of the year.
^ TENNIS: The French Open, the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments, continues this week.
^ The French Open is one of the four Grand Slam events–the most important tennis tournaments of the year.
.^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ I’m saddened that there will be no Nadal-Federer final this year.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There is debate among serious tennis watchers, for example, as to whether Nadal’s victory over Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final last year was the greatest tennis match ever played or whether it has only been called the greatest tennis match ever played when, in fact, Nadal’s victory over his Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals of the Australian Open in January was greater.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
[37][38] .^ Nadal finished the match with 24 unforced errors and only 18 winners, while Soderling had 27 and 23.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Rafael Nadal ended a two-match losing streak to Robin Soderling on Saturday, beating the Swede 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the final of the season-opening Capitala exhibition tournament Saturday, Jan.- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ But while his diary tells him that ahead lie The Artois Championships (opening June 11) at the Queen’s Club, west London, where he will be the star attraction, followed by the short hop over to Wimbledon, just for now tennis is not dominating his thoughts.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The former world No 1 missed two months of the season to recover from tendinitis in both knees and in that time Roger Federer won Wimbledon and Andy Murray became the world No 2, with the Briton establishing himself as the leading challenger to Federer for the US Open title.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ However, this loss was particularly painful for Federer, since he is just one Grand Slam title short of Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
.^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ But I *do* think it's the end of being able to count on a Federer/Nadal final.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[38][39] .^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ It remains the longest fifth set in grand slam history.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
.^ Rafa, do you think that video technology should be introduced in football matches as is the case in tennis for close line calls.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ In fact, never before in tennis history had a player won a match with that many aces.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The match, the longest in Wimbledon history, was an epic back-and-forth affair between two players at their best–an instant classic.
[40][41][42][43][44] .^ The French Open is the second Grand Slam event of the year.
^ Nadal won the French Open earlier this year.
^ With Sunday’s title win at Wimbledon, Nadal became the first player to win both of those Grand Slam events since Bjorn Borg in 1980.
.^ However, this loss was particularly painful for Federer, since he is just one Grand Slam title short of Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
^ He wins on all three court surfaces on which the world’s four most important tennis tournaments are now played: the grass of Wimbledon, which Nadal won for the first time last summer; the hard acrylic composition used at the Australian Open, which Nadal won in January, and the U.S. Open, which has so far eluded him; and the soft red clay of the French Open, on which Nadal and Borg share the record of four straight titles.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Venus was the defending champion at Wimbledon, and with Saturday’s win, she has collected a total of 5 titles at the All England Club.
.^ Nadal now has a chance to win all four Grand Slam events in a single calendar year for the first time since Rod Laver did it in 1969.
^ Nadal, on the other hand, seemed to gain energy as the match went on, and looked like the Rafa of old for the first time this summer.
^ Del Potro will be making his first appearance in a Grand Slam final.
.^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ Nadal in numbers 81 The number of unbeaten matches he enjoyed on clay, the longest winning streak in history.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Aged just 14 and playing an exhibition match against Antipodean ace Pat Cash, Nadal narrowly edged out the Wimbledon winner.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The second-ranked Spaniard has not won a tournament title since he beat Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-4, 7-5, to capture the Stuttgart championship on red clay last July.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Since then, Nadal was a semifinalist at the Masters Series event in Cincinnati, a finalist in the Paris Masters Series and a semifinalist at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Virtual Betting Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2010 .
.^ I’m saddened that there will be no Nadal-Federer final this year.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The former world No 1 missed two months of the season to recover from tendinitis in both knees and in that time Roger Federer won Wimbledon and Andy Murray became the world No 2, with the Briton establishing himself as the leading challenger to Federer for the US Open title.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ Can he, Andy Murray , Novak Djokovic or the sizzling Juan Martin Del Potro put an end to Federer’s reign in Flushing?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The grand slam record holder probably would like a do over of the epic five-set U.S. Open he lost to Juan Martin Del Potro that ended his five-year reign in New York.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ However, Nadal has beaten Federer in the French Open the past four years, and every year the match-up draws a great deal of attention.
.^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ Even if poor Fernando Gonzalez offered token resistance, allowing Rafael Nadal to win the final four points of a crucial second set tiebreaker before getting bageled.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ In the past year, they have now won two Grand Slam events, as well as a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics.
.^ Perhaps this major could be his breakthrough as he tries to become the first English player to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry (1936).- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal, the top-ranked tennis player in the world, was knocked out of the French Open by Robin Soderling on Sunday.
^ The ranking of the men is composed mainly of athletes and appear for the first time players of Barcelona Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[45]
.^ This is my first blog from the US Open.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ This is the first time that Nadal has competed in the French Open without winning it.
^ Cool Nadal continues US Open...
.^ It’s an injury he sustained during his third-round match against Nicolas Almagro.
^ The Nadal – Gonzalez match which was not completed Thursday night during session #22, is scheduled to conclude after the first women’s semifinal.
^ During the match, he converted on eight of 14 opportunities while Monfils went three of six.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ He’s made four fourth round appearances in slams and made Rd.3 in his Open debut last year.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ He made the fourth round last year before Nadal ousted him in four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ There are four American girls in the third round of the junior tournament, including Capra and Muhammad, who will play for a spot in the quarterfinals.
.^ The Spanish national team was scouting him — Nadal would be brought on at 16 and two years later help Spain win the 2004 Davis Cup — and Higueras says that as he watched the teenager, he was struck at once by the very quality that so reliably beats down Nadal’s opponents now.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Ferrer mounts comeback to lift Spain over Czechs in Davis Cup final .- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ Or Nadal was rattled by just having lost a tournament in Madrid, in the finals and on clay and to Federer.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Or Nadal was rattled by just having lost a tournament in Madrid, in the finals and on clay and to Federer.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Virtual Betting Mutua Madrilea Masters Madrid 2010 .
^ Mutua Madrilea Masters Madrid .
.^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ However, Nadal has beaten Federer in the French Open the past four years, and every year the match-up draws a great deal of attention.
^ Like Woods, Nadal started what would become his career sport when he was a toddler; Toni remembers his nephew having been no older than 3.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Two weeks removed from launching defense of his Indian Wells title, Nadal said he's satisfied with his quality of play this season.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Novak Djokovic plays Nikolay Davydenko later in the day in the other Group B match.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Nadal faces Soderling, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko in Group B, while Group A comprises Federer, Juan Martin del Potro, the US Open champion, Spain’s Fernando Verdasco and Andy Murray.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal was having a terrible first set.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Even if poor Fernando Gonzalez offered token resistance, allowing Rafael Nadal to win the final four points of a crucial second set tiebreaker before getting bageled.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ After losing a magnificent first set, which featured a slew of had-to-be-seen-to-be-believed moments, Nadal dug in and went to work.
[47] .^ The tally of Nadal’s ailments over the years is honestly not as impressive as that of many professional athletes: a stress fracture in his left foot, a banged-up elbow from a fall outside a tennis court, random knee and joint pains, the tendinitis.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Posted by Derek Felix under US Open , tennis No Comments Fernando Verdasco was too much for American John Isner ending his run at this year's U.S. Open.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The same pain that caused him to miss the Davis Cup final in Argentina, and the one that forced him out of the Masters Cup year-end tournament.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ After that, I will be focusing and preparing the Davis Cup final.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Spain seals Davis Cup win over Czech Republic .- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
^ Ferrer mounts comeback to lift Spain over Czechs in Davis Cup final .- Rafael Nadal | Related Topics | National Post 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nationalpost.com [Source type: News]
[48]
2009
.^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Nadal now has a chance to win all four Grand Slam events in a single calendar year for the first time since Rod Laver did it in 1969.
^ The Australian Open is the first of four Grand Slam events of the year–the most important tournaments in tennis.The rivalry between Nadal and Federer is one of the greatest in professional sports, with Federer playing the role of the veteran player in the sunset of his career and Nadal as the heir to the throne.
.^ Nadal, on the other hand, seemed to gain energy as the match went on, and looked like the Rafa of old for the first time this summer.
^ This is the first time that Nadal has competed in the French Open without winning it.
^ Whoever prevails will face the Wickmayer-Bondarenko winner and will have to deal with the pressure of a first ever grand slam final.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Burbs.com / News / Sports / Tennis / Tennis tournament summaries Robin Soderling reacts after gaining a point, during his match against Rafael Nadal in their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Monday, Nov.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ You are a great champion,” Nadal said in English to Federer, in front of the whole tennis-watching world, at the Australian Open awards ceremony.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Sweden's Robin Soderling during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Monday Nov.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
[49] .^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ You are one of the best of history.” Nadal had beaten him, of course, and some months earlier pushed Federer from the world No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Today was about a rising star who should move up to No.5 in the world no matter what happens in tomorrow’s Monday final to be seen on CBS at 1 PM. .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
13 in four matches.
.^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ You are one of the best of history.” Nadal had beaten him, of course, and some months earlier pushed Federer from the world No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
1 doubles team of
Daniel Nestor and
Nenad Zimonjić in the final.
.^ He celebrated his birthday with his girlfriend and his family, the first time he had done so in five years, since the day falls during the tournament he had more or less come to own.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Can the just turned 27 year-old American overcome heartache to win his second Open and first major since 2003 when he was No.1 in the world?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
1 doubles player in a final.
[50]
.^ This is the first time that Nadal has competed in the French Open without winning it.
^ Nadal was having a terrible first set.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
[51] .^ There’s a new grand slam king and his name is Roger Federer .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ With the crowd urging Roddick on, he again responded with clutch serving eventually coming back to hold, forcing a fifth set against Federer for the first time in their 21st meeting.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ US Open 2009 French Open 2009 Australian Open 2009 US Open 2008 Wimbledon 2008 US Open 2007 Wimbledon 2007 .- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ It remains the longest fifth set in grand slam history.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ He wins on all three court surfaces on which the world’s four most important tennis tournaments are now played: the grass of Wimbledon, which Nadal won for the first time last summer; the hard acrylic composition used at the Australian Open, which Nadal won in January, and the U.S. Open, which has so far eluded him; and the soft red clay of the French Open, on which Nadal and Borg share the record of four straight titles.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ More than any player on tour, Nadal wins matches with his outstanding fitness.
^ I'm just curious how you and other players handle defeat in a grand-slam tournament.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
[53]
.^ Katharine RN: I love to play tennis in front of big crowds and against the best players in the World.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ There was no moon over the tennis stadium, but it was after midnight, the risers still crowded, and Rafael Nadal was playing the Argentine David Nalbandian .- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rafael Nadal, the top-ranked tennis player in the world, was knocked out of the French Open by Robin Soderling on Sunday.
.^ We’ll take Murray to advance to a second consecutive final in four sets.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ It was a best-of-three-sets tournament, and finally he lost the first, 3-6.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ It's quite obvious this is affecting his game, apart from his knee problems...- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[54] .^ He returns to hard courts in next week's Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ More speed, bigger problems,” Nadal’s doctor, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, told me when I visited him in Barcelona after Nadal lost at the French Open.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Around the tournament site, the postmatch dissections traversed a wide range of physical and psychological territory, all of it speculative: Nadal’s knees were bothering him.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
[55]
.^ The Spanish national team was scouting him — Nadal would be brought on at 16 and two years later help Spain win the 2004 Davis Cup — and Higueras says that as he watched the teenager, he was struck at once by the very quality that so reliably beats down Nadal’s opponents now.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ While the Mallorcan is not available for Spain?s forthcoming Davis Cup tie, he is expected to resume training within a few weeks and participate in the Montreal Masters beginning on August 10.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ You are one of the best of history.” Nadal had beaten him, of course, and some months earlier pushed Federer from the world No.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ "By the time he got to the final, Novak Djokovic was suffering from a bad back," Toni Nadal told Evans.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ Among Federer's records that we may never see broken are his winning 5 consecutive titles at two different slams (going for 6 in a row at the US).- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal in numbers 81 The number of unbeaten matches he enjoyed on clay, the longest winning streak in history.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
[56]
.^ This was in Indian Wells, Calif., three months ago, at a tournament in the desert called the BNP Paribas Open.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Two weeks removed from launching defense of his Indian Wells title, Nadal said he's satisfied with his quality of play this season.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Sticky: The "killing tennis, point by point" Indian Wells 2009 Thread - CHAMPION!!
.^ There was no moon over the tennis stadium, but it was after midnight, the risers still crowded, and Rafael Nadal was playing the Argentine David Nalbandian .- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ She had never before made it past the fourth round until this tournament.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ His renewed commitment to fitness showed against the first-time fourth rounder as he outhit Isner from the baseline.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[57] .^ Are either Andy Murray or Juan Martin Del Potro ready for primetime at the Open?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Del Potro crushes Nadal to make Open final .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Can he, Andy Murray , Novak Djokovic or the sizzling Juan Martin Del Potro put an end to Federer’s reign in Flushing?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Now that the Masters is over, the next event will be the U.S. Open, which is played from June 9-15.
.^ There was no moon over the tennis stadium, but it was after midnight, the risers still crowded, and Rafael Nadal was playing the Argentine David Nalbandian .- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Also moving on without any problem was five-time rating champion Roger Federer who made short work of No.14 Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal is working hard and with great dedication to return to the tour, but he is also trying to relax an exhausted mind.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
16 seed
Stanislas Wawrinka on Tuesday evening to reach the quarter-finals.
.^ Del Potro crushes Nadal to make Open final .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ For the match, Del Potro won 79 percent on his first serve (44 of 56) compared to 57 percent (40 of 70) for his more accomplished foe.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Del Potro also punished Rafa’s second serve taking 14 of 20 points.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ For the match, Del Potro won 79 percent on his first serve (44 of 56) compared to 57 percent (40 of 70) for his more accomplished foe.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ In the other match, U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will play Fernando Verdasco.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
[58]
.^ Nadal had won four straight French Open titles heading into the 2009 season, but Soderling beat the then-top-ranked player in the fourth round at Roland Garros.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ You cannot count doubles and singles titles toward the same "record".- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Among Federer's records that we may never see broken are his winning 5 consecutive titles at two different slams (going for 6 in a row at the US).- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[59] .^ I was lucky to receive an invitation to play and I managed to win that first match.’ If that opening victory was impressive – by defeating Ramon Delgado he became only the ninth player to record an ATP win before his 16th birthday – then the preceding one surely set the tone for his career.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Can he, Andy Murray , Novak Djokovic or the sizzling Juan Martin Del Potro put an end to Federer’s reign in Flushing?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Among Federer's records that we may never see broken are his winning 5 consecutive titles at two different slams (going for 6 in a row at the US).- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ However, this loss was particularly painful for Federer, since he is just one Grand Slam title short of Pete Sampras’s record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
^ Rafael Nadal defeated his arch rival (and number one player in the world) Roger Federer to win the gentlemen’s singles championship at Wimbledon.
^ Among Federer's records that we may never see broken are his winning 5 consecutive titles at two different slams (going for 6 in a row at the US).- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ More than any player on tour, Nadal wins matches with his outstanding fitness.
^ During the prime of his career, only few players can beat him, winning 2-3 GS in a year, that's what i called making a history.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Perhaps this major could be his breakthrough as he tries to become the first English player to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry (1936).- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
Only days after capturing a fifth-straight Monte Carlo title, Nadal competed in the ATP 500 event in Barcelona, looking for a fifth consecutive title there.
.^ But who will she face in the Round of 16?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ It’s an injury he sustained during his third-round match against Nicolas Almagro.
.^ We’ll take Murray to advance to a second consecutive final in four sets.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Figure Nadal to face Gonzalez or Berdych for a spot in the Final Four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Among Federer's records that we may never see broken are his winning 5 consecutive titles at two different slams (going for 6 in a row at the US).- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[60].^ It’s an injury he sustained during his third-round match against Nicolas Almagro.
^ The match was over in a brisk 2 hours 20 minutes.
^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ I managed to win in straight sets which is not bad.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Soderling won both sets by breaking serve in the final game.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ And Venus Williams has been limping on her partly mummified left leg and somehow finding a way to win — and prolong her agony — until Sunday, when she came up just short in a three-set upset by Kim Clijsters.
.^ Soderling won both sets by breaking serve in the final game.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ By ARON PILHOFER Kim Clijsters walks into Sunday night’s final against Caroline Wozniacki (9) playing some of the best tennis of the tournament, and possibly her career.
^ The winner takes on either Novak Djokovic or Fernando Verdasco in what should be a quality match.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[61] .^ During the prime of his career, only few players can beat him, winning 2-3 GS in a year, that's what i called making a history.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Perhaps this major could be his breakthrough as he tries to become the first English player to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry (1936).- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Ana Ivanovic, the top-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, defeated Dinara Safina to win the women’s title.
With this win, Nadal is now only 2 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles away from
Andre Agassi's all-time record (17) and one behind
Roger Federer's 16.
.^ For that reason, it was especially unexpected to see him lose on the clay courts of the French Open to Soderling, a 23 seed in the tournament.
^ It was the end of Rafa’s record-breaking two-year, 81-match winning streak on clay; the end, too, of his stranglehold on arch-rival Roger Federer on that surface.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Nadal finished the match with 24 unforced errors and only 18 winners, while Soderling had 27 and 23.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Toni is the impassive man, usually in sunglasses and a cap and with his arms crossed placidly over his chest, that the television cameras turn to periodically during Nadal’s matches.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Katharine RN: I love to play tennis in front of big crowds and against the best players in the World.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ It’s an injury he sustained during his third-round match against Nicolas Almagro.
^ It’s an injury he that bothered him during his third-round match against Nicolas Almagro.
^ Figure Nadal to face Gonzalez or Berdych for a spot in the Final Four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal then closed out the match getting one final error to move on to a quarter versus Fernando Gonzalez , who ousted Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also in four sets.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal set down his water bottle beside a second water bottle.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
^ With the crowd urging Roddick on, he again responded with clutch serving eventually coming back to hold, forcing a fifth set against Federer for the first time in their 21st meeting.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ And yet Nadal has, silently and stoically, been playing a match against the harsh realities of life.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Now that the U.S. Open is over, the next event is the Open (also known as the British Open), which is played in July.
^ Now that the Masters is over, the next event will be the U.S. Open, which is played from June 9-15.
^ I was lucky to receive an invitation to play and I managed to win that first match.’ If that opening victory was impressive – by defeating Ramon Delgado he became only the ninth player to record an ATP win before his 16th birthday – then the preceding one surely set the tone for his career.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Number of times Federer has defeated Nadal.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal now has a chance to win all four Grand Slam events in a single calendar year for the first time since Rod Laver did it in 1969.
^ One of Nadal’s most endearing traits, since he assumed a starring role in international tennis, has been his public admiration for Federer.- Can Rafael Nadal Survive His Own Grueling Style of Tennis? - NYTimes.com 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Burbs.com / News / Sports / Tennis / Tennis tournament summaries Robin Soderling reacts after gaining a point, during his match against Rafael Nadal in their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Monday, Nov.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Sweden's Robin Soderling during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match at the O2 Arena in London, Monday Nov.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
.^ Who wins the 2009 US Open?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ This is the first time that Nadal has competed in the French Open without winning it.
^ Nadal had won four straight French Open titles heading into the 2009 season, but Soderling beat the then-top-ranked player in the fourth round at Roland Garros.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
.^ Nadal won the French Open earlier this year.
^ This is the first time that Nadal has competed in the French Open without winning it.
^ Nadal has won the French Open the past four years in a row.
.^ Run at sixth straight Open no sweat for Federer fedexfan, Aug 31, 2009 6:26 PM .- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal eyes Career Slam at US Open maxi, Aug 31, 2009 6:22 PM .- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Federer-Nadal finals,then surely you're implying that it may be the end of Rafa's career?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
The Swede triumphed 6–2, 6–7 (2), 6–4, 7–6 (2).
.^ Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first loss on clay at the French Open this year, powered his way through the Group B match by keeping Nadal on the move on the hard court at O2 Arena.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Undeterred, Nadal continued to throw everything at Del Potro and had a slight opening in the first game of the second set.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ And so it has been for Rafael Nadal, former French Open champion, former Wimbledon champion and former world No 1.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ But while his diary tells him that ahead lie The Artois Championships (opening June 11) at the Queen’s Club, west London, where he will be the star attraction, followed by the short hop over to Wimbledon, just for now tennis is not dominating his thoughts.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Either at Queen's or at Wimbledon the people always treated me great and I feel this really as a special place.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ I remember especially the final in Rome, last year’s Wimbledon final, Roland Garros two years ago and the Dubai final, also two years ago.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ I have also suffered from tendinitis in my knees and it is almost impossible to bend.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[62] .^ Nadal then was unable to defend his Wimbledon title because of knee injuries.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ He made the right call after dropping consecutive exhibitions the past two days to Lleyton Hewitt and Stanislas Wawrinka .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Rafael Nadal's heartache as parents split By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:52 AM on 24th June 2009 Sadness: Rafael Nadal leaves London after withdrawing from Wimbledon He withdrew from defending his Wimbledon title because of his bad knees.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[63] .^ He will back in action in Montreal where he is defending champion.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal beat World No.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ So, there will be no Nadal- Roger Federer rematch.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Davis Cup 2009 .
^ Virtual Betting Davis Cup 2009 .
.^ It was his uncle Toni who encouraged him to take up the sport and still coaches him today (he could have chosen to follow the footsteps of another uncle, Miguel, a football international who played in three World Cups).- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
[64] .^ Was there any doubt in your mind about playing Soderling again after the miserable Roland Garros match?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal faces Soderling, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko in Group B, while Group A comprises Federer, Juan Martin del Potro, the US Open champion, Spain’s Fernando Verdasco and Andy Murray.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Juan Martn Del Potro Message Board .
^ Loss to Del Potro will help me improve my game .- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
2 spot to
Andy Murray on 17 August 2009, ranking outside the top two for the first time since 25 July 2005.
.^ Katharine RN: I love to play tennis in front of big crowds and against the best players in the World.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ The 20 year-old Del Potro had other ideas playing remarkable tennis to dominate one of the game’s best, crushing Rafael Nadal in the first men’s semifinal 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 before a stunned Ashe Stadium in Flushing this afternoon.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ With the crowd urging Roddick on, he again responded with clutch serving eventually coming back to hold, forcing a fifth set against Federer for the first time in their 21st meeting.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
However, Nadal was in decent form with no knee pain yet. He advanced to the semis by defeating
Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 7-5 and met
Novak Djokovic, where he lost again (he lost in Cincinnati last year in the semis to Djokovic), this time 6-1, 6-4.
.^ Who wins the 2009 US Open?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Cool Nadal continues US Open...
^ Nadal had won four straight French Open titles heading into the 2009 season, but Soderling beat the then-top-ranked player in the fourth round at Roland Garros.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
.^ And yet Nadal has, silently and stoically, been playing a match against the harsh realities of life.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Nadal then closed out the match getting one final error to move on to a quarter versus Fernando Gonzalez , who ousted Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also in four sets.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ He made the fourth round last year before Nadal ousted him in four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[66] .^ Are either Andy Murray or Juan Martin Del Potro ready for primetime at the Open?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Del Potro crushes Nadal to make Open final .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The last time they met, Del Potro won in straights at Montreal before losing to Andy Murray in the final.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[68].
.^ This is my first blog from the US Open.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Are you feeling well enough for two weeks of matches at the US Open?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ The same guy he straighted in a tighter Round of 16 Wimbledon match.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Nadal, who lost to Mikhail Youzhny in the Chennai final that opened the season, lost to Andreas Seppi in last week's Rotterdam event.- Rafael Nadal - Strana 2 - Forum Krstarice 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC forum.krstarica.com [Source type: Original source]
^ However, the fact is that the days of every final being contested by Federer and Nadal seem over.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Virtual Betting BNP Paribas Masters 2010 .
In the second round he came from behind to defeat Nicolas Almagro 3-6, 7-6, 7-5. In the R16 he edged past
Tommy Robredo 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. In the quarter-final he defeated Frenchman
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-5. In semi-final he played his 20th career match against
Novak Djokovic but lost 6-2, 6-3.
.^ Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling .- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Wimbledon final against Roger Federer.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ But I *do* think it's the end of being able to count on a Federer/Nadal final.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
Nadal then lost his second round-robin match to
Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-6(4).
.^ Virtual Betting Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2010 .
^ Barclays ATP World Tour Finals .
.^ After that, I will be focusing and preparing the Davis Cup final.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ In the final game, Nadal saved one match point when Soderling put a forehand long, but the Spaniard shanked a backhand on the second.- PhillyBurbs.com: Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.phillyburbs.com [Source type: News]
^ Are you going to have an opportunity to work on your serve between the Davis Cup final and the Australian Open?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ Just an update: There was a piece in Spanish sports paper of Nadal telling Costa (the davis cup Captain) that he will NOT recover in time for the Davis Cup tie against Germany.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Swiss Maestro has plenty on his impressive resume but has never won Davis Cup or Olympic gold in singles.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Just an update: There was a piece in Spanish sports paper of Nadal telling Costa (the davis cup Captain) that he will NOT recover in time for the Davis Cup tie against Germany.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The Swiss Maestro has plenty on his impressive resume but has never won Davis Cup or Olympic gold in singles.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
Nadal finished the year as No.2 for the 4th time in 5 years. Nadal won the
Golden Bagel Award for 2009 with nine 6–0 sets during the year. Nadal has won the award 3 times (a tour record).
2010
.^ Rafael Nadal has endured a mixed year which began with victory at the Australian Open before Roger Federer claimed his Wimbledon and French Open titles and world No 1 ranking during his recovery from tendinitis.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
He defeated compatriot
David Ferrer 7-6(3), 6-3 to reach his second final in the exhibition tournament. In the final, Nadal defeated
Robin Soderling 7-6(3), 7-5.
[69]
.^ Are you going to have an opportunity to work on your serve between the Davis Cup final and the Australian Open?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Total opposite since I am only coming to the tournament site at 4 pm, warm up and play last match.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
[70] .^ As much as we’d love to see Dementieva get her first slam following up a recent win, it’s hard to bet against the clutch Serena.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Not bad for a player who’d never surpassed the second round of a major.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Undeterred, Nadal continued to throw everything at Del Potro and had a slight opening in the first game of the second set.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ In the same rounds, Venus dropped only five total games in wins over seeds Ana Ivanovic (ret.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ In the second game, Roddick fought off a break point to hold for one all.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Kudos to Serena Williams on her well fought three set semifinal win over Russian Elena Dementieva - taking the final set 8-6 after saving a match point at 4-5 and digging out of a 0-30 hole the next service game.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Even if poor Fernando Gonzalez offered token resistance, allowing Rafael Nadal to win the final four points of a crucial second set tiebreaker before getting bageled.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[70] .^ I so want to see Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer meet once more in another epic final.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ He made the final last year before a bad call cost him a realistic chance against Federer.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Something he had in their first Wimbledon final in 2004 before blowing a set, break lead in which Roger was able to use a rain delay to recover for a four set repeat.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[70]
.^ He has his critics and people point to Rafael Nadal beating him, but for me he’s the greatest.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The six games he permitted was the worst beating Nadal had ever taken in a slam match with only Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faring worse when he dropped seven games in a 2008 Australian Open semifinal.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ That included a first round straight set upset of No.16 seed Virginie Razzano and a come from behind three set Round Two triumph over Shuai Peng .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[72] .^ The Scot is even further removed from Nadal's inner circle than Federer, but his admiration for the world No 1's game is more heartfelt.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ And so it has been for Rafael Nadal, former French Open champion, former Wimbledon champion and former world No 1.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Can he, Andy Murray , Novak Djokovic or the sizzling Juan Martin Del Potro put an end to Federer’s reign in Flushing?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Today was about a rising star who should move up to No.5 in the world no matter what happens in tomorrow’s Monday final to be seen on CBS at 1 PM. .- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Andy Murray had no such advance notice; the first he learnt of the champion's decision to pull out was just before 8pm on Friday, the same time as the rest of the world.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The Scot is even further removed from Nadal's inner circle than Federer, but his admiration for the world No 1's game is more heartfelt.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ And so it has been for Rafael Nadal, former French Open champion, former Wimbledon champion and former world No 1.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Federer-Nadal finals,then surely you're implying that it may be the end of Rafa's career?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ I don't remember the source but I remember reading yesterday that Rafa's doctor said that he needs three or four weeks rest and he will be fine.So,I don't think it's career threatening injury (that's what Rafa also said).But Wimbledon is a big hole for me now without Rafa,that's for sure...- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ He will have much deserved rest.....and will take this opprotunity to rethink his career, his game AND his scheduling esp.........this my friends will be the beginning of a NEW Rafa!!!.....just wait and see!!!- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Rafael Nadal makes his eagerly-anticipated return to grand-slam tennis at the US Open starting on Monday.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Virtual Betting BNP Paribas Open 2010 .
^ BNP Paribas Open .
.^ Well, he is injured and withdrew, and now the others have their chances, but he will be back and ready to win!!!!- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Posted by Derek Felix under US Open , tennis No Comments Fernando Verdasco was too much for American John Isner ending his run at this year's U.S. Open.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ He made the fourth round last year before Nadal ousted him in four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Figure Nadal to face Gonzalez or Berdych for a spot in the Final Four.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ But I *do* think it's the end of being able to count on a Federer/Nadal final.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have proven over the past 4 years that they are as tough as athletes come, that they are supremely dedicated to the sport – that they are willing to take their lumps like men.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The way Andy was serving, it looked like it would be a tall order for Federer- an above average server in his own right to pull this off.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
Rivalry with Roger Federer
Nadal and Federer have been playing against each other since 2004, and this rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers:
.^ Who wins the 2009 US Open?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The six games he permitted was the worst beating Nadal had ever taken in a slam match with only Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faring worse when he dropped seven games in a 2008 Australian Open semifinal.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Is Rafael Nadal healthy enough to make a run and complete the career grand slam?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ US Open 2009 French Open 2009 Australian Open 2009 US Open 2008 Wimbledon 2008 US Open 2007 Wimbledon 2007 .- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ In my book, Roger is the greatest of all time.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The six games he permitted was the worst beating Nadal had ever taken in a slam match with only Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faring worse when he dropped seven games in a 2008 Australian Open semifinal.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
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.^ In fact, never before in tennis history had a player won a match with that many aces.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ I hope for him that he can return to fine form, I'm not ready for Murray and Nole to be the next rivalry in tennis history.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[40][77][78][79]
.^ Could Federer have scripted the fairytale he did at Wimbledon had Nadal graced the hallowed courts of SW19?- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ While that seemed equally shocking because he’s the best server, it’s also due to Federer who gets a lot of balls back even if some didn’t come close.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ It is now apparent that the condition of Nadal?s knees had put his game under strain throughout the clay-court season.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
Nadal leads their overall head-to-head series 13-7 (Nadal leads 9-2 on clay, Federer leads 2-1 on grass, they are tied (3-3) on hard courts).
Playing style
.^ As he proved in a great semifinal win over London local favorite Andy Murray , Roddick continued to play the kind of all court game which made the heavy favorite Federer vulnerable.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Roddick never cracked continuing to play the same aggressive game that had gotten him closer to beating Federer in a slam final than ever before.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ So dominant was he from the ground that he pinned Nadal behind the baseline even finishing off points at the net where he did well converting 71 percent (17 of 24).- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[80] .^ Apparently, it was his fault that Alfonso Soriano doesn’t hit anything but home runs and Derrek Lee can’t get around on a fastball anymore.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Apparently, the Marlins were the right elixir for Andy Pettite , who allowed just a run fanning seven for his seventh win.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ When you play on grass, you stand much closer to return serve, and you don't try to run around to hit a forehand on serve returns.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ For example my serve and backhand worked really well yesterday so I played a bit more of forehands.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal vs (2) Murray-Honestly, it was very difficult to pick against Del Potro because of how well he’s playing.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ So dominant was he from the ground that he pinned Nadal behind the baseline even finishing off points at the net where he did well converting 71 percent (17 of 24).- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Have you ever hit yourself in the head with your forehand follow-through?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
[83][84] .^ It is good to hit with these kids since they are helping you out and allowing me to work on specific shots or movements.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ The combination of his bigger serve along with penetrating groundstrokes gave him a decided edge finishing with 14 more winners (33-19).- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ The Scot is even further removed from Nadal's inner circle than Federer, but his admiration for the world No 1's game is more heartfelt.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[85] .^ Rafael Nadal - Tennis Ball Pick Up Challenge .- Rafael Nadal - Tennis Ball Pick Up Challenge | SPIKE 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ You are commenting on: Rafael Nadal - Tennis Ball Pick Up Challenge Flag this Content as Inappropriate .- Rafael Nadal - Tennis Ball Pick Up Challenge | SPIKE 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
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“The first guys we did were Sampras and Agassi. They were hitting forehands that in general were spinning about 1,800 to 1,900 revolutions per minute. Federer is hitting with an amazing amount of spin, too, right? 2,700 revolutions per minute.
.^ But before the blink of an eye, there was Roger delivering a service winner and then kicking one out and striking a daring trademark volley forehand winner inside the baseline.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Have you ever hit yourself in the head with your forehand follow-through?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ When he needed a big serve, the lanky 6-6 fifth year pro took advantage of his big frame to find the angles forcing errant replies.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[80] Nadal is able to deliver a high percentage of first serves, struck with moderate pace and placed strategically.
[80] Nadal's second serve usually employs a hard left-handed slice towards right-handed opponents' backhands. Nadal relies on the consistency of his serve to gain a strategic advantage in points, rather than going for
service winners.
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Nadal's mental resilience and strategic approach to the game are other noted strengths.
.^ Even if poor Fernando Gonzalez offered token resistance, allowing Rafael Nadal to win the final four points of a crucial second set tiebreaker before getting bageled.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Regardless of the fact that Rafa won't be there, EVERYONE knows who is the CURRENT REIGNING WIMBLEDON CHAMPION! No one can ever take the fact that Rafa is a Wimbledon Champion away from him or the fact that he became the champion in one of the most classic matches ever!- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ So many detractors had him dead and buried when Rafael Nadal dethroned the King last year in arguably the greatest match ever.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.^ Katharine RN: I love to play tennis in front of big crowds and against the best players in the World.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ It is now apparent that the condition of Nadal?s knees had put his game under strain throughout the clay-court season.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ It’s hard to bet against Rafa against the same opponent but this is clearly Murray’s best surface and by this point, figure Nadal to show some strain.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[89].^ The 20 year-old Del Potro had other ideas playing remarkable tennis to dominate one of the game’s best, crushing Rafael Nadal in the first men’s semifinal 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 before a stunned Ashe Stadium in Flushing this afternoon.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ What specific aspects of your game do you change when you switch from a clay court to a hard court?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ Continue reading "Rain forces us to play the waiting game" » .- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
[80][90][91] Despite praise for Nadal's talent and skill, some have questioned his longevity in the sport, citing his build and playing style as conducive to injury.
[92] .^ Nadal?s mid-season injury-inflicted agony was an expected consequence considering the physicality of his all-action methods on court.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Do you think that the ATP will ever have a realistic schedule for players and a decent off season?- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ I don't have high hopes for the US Open and the remaining hard court tournaments -- kneekillers all -- for this year...- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
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Grand Slams
Grand Slam performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2010 Australian Open.
Wins (6)
| Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 2005 |
French Open |
Clay |
 Mariano Puerta |
6–7(6) 6–3 6–1 7–5 |
| 2006 |
French Open (2) |
Clay |
 Roger Federer |
1–6 6–1 6–4 7–6(4) |
| 2007 |
French Open (3) |
Clay |
Roger Federer |
6–3 4–6 6–3 6–4 |
| 2008 |
French Open (4) |
Clay |
Roger Federer |
6–1 6–3 6–0 |
| 2008 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Roger Federer |
6–4 6–4 6–7(5) 6–7(8) 9–7 |
| 2009 |
Australian Open |
Hard |
Roger Federer |
7–5 3–6 7–6(3) 3–6 6–2 |
Runner-ups (2)
| Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 2006 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Roger Federer |
6–0 7–6(5) 6–7(2) 6–3 |
| 2007 |
Wimbledon (2) |
Grass |
Roger Federer |
7–6(7) 4–6 7–6(3) 2–6 6–2 |
Equipment and endorsements
Nadal uses an AeroPro Drive racquet with a 4 1/4" L2 grip.
.^ Approach Shots: Federer, Nadal kick off 2010 ATP Tour season grafight, Jan 5, 2010 9:15 PM .- Rafael Nadal Statistics ATP Tennis | Tennistalk 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC tennistalk.com [Source type: General]
^ NEW! 1/4/10 Approach Shots: Federer, Nadal kick off 2010 ATP Tour season .- Rafael Nadal Statistics ATP Tennis | Tennistalk 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC tennistalk.com [Source type: General]
[94][95] Nadal uses no replacement grip, and instead wraps 2 overgrips around the handle. Nadal uses Duralast 15L strings—strung between 55 and 66 pounds
[96]—while promoting Babolat's Pro Hurricane Tour strings for marketing purposes.
Nike serves as Nadal's clothing and shoe sponsor. Nadal's signature on-court attire entailed a variety of sleeveless shirts paired with 3/4 length
capri pants.
[97] .^ Nadal?s mid-season injury-inflicted agony was an expected consequence considering the physicality of his all-action methods on court.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ It is now apparent that the condition of Nadal?s knees had put his game under strain throughout the clay-court season.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Related Recommended Prev More Up Next Smash Court Tennis 3 - Rafael Nadal Gameplay .- Rafael Nadal - Tennis Ball Pick Up Challenge | SPIKE 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
.^ The way Andy was serving, it looked like it would be a tall order for Federer- an above average server in his own right to pull this off.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ I will dare to go so far as to say that Rafa has single-handedly revolutionalised the sport in recent years and has inspired BOTH players AND spectators alike.........more than any other player has!!- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Just an update: There was a piece in Spanish sports paper of Nadal telling Costa (the davis cup Captain) that he will NOT recover in time for the Davis Cup tie against Germany.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[99][100]
.^ And yet Nadal has, silently and stoically, been playing a match against the harsh realities of life.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The long rallies finally took their toll on Monfils, who entered the tournament having played just three matches since June due to injuries which forced him to miss Wimbledon.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ I expect the first of those matches he plays for him to be rusty considering, but that's okay.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Nadal eyes Career Slam at US Open maxi, Aug 31, 2009 6:22 PM .- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Already leading by a break 5-2, he went for the kill easily breaking Nadal a sixth time when the 2009 Australian Open champion sent a forehand way long for the biggest win of his career.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Nadal says he's ready for US Open action stu, Aug 31, 2009 6:52 PM .- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
[103][104][105]
.^ Today, even in defeat, we saw what’s very right and why Rafa Nadal is so easy to respect and root for.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
[107]
Nadal has appeared in advertising campaigns for
Kia Motors as a global ambassador for the company. In May 2008, Kia released a
claymation viral ad featuring Nadal in a tennis match with an alien. Nadal also has an endorsement agreement with Universal DVDs.
[108]Career statistics
Records
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
| Grand Slam |
Years |
Record accomplished |
Player tied |
| French Open |
2005 — 09 |
31 consecutive match wins |
Stands alone |
| French Open — Australian Open |
2008 — 09 |
Simultaneous holder of Grand Slams on clay, grass and hardcourt |
Roger Federer |
| French Open — Australian Open |
2008 — 09 |
Simultaneous holder of Olympic singles gold medal and Grand Slams on clay, grass and hardcourt |
Stands alone |
| French Open |
2005 — 08 |
4 consecutive wins |
Björn Borg |
| French Open |
2005 — 08 |
4 consecutive finals |
Björn Borg
Ivan Lendl
Roger Federer |
.^ Rafael Nadal makes his eagerly-anticipated return to grand-slam tennis at the US Open starting on Monday.- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
.^ US Open 2009 French Open 2009 Australian Open 2009 US Open 2008 Wimbledon 2008 US Open 2007 Wimbledon 2007 .- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ It’s been quite a month winning the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back just like Bjorn Borg did.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ In his first Open semi, a locked in Del Potro just had too much in his arsenal turning the match into a rout.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
Tied with Mats Wilander (1982)
Only the third teenager in history (since 1973) to reach world no. .
Most consecutive French Open titles: 4 tied with Björn Borg.
Winning French Open and Wimbledon in the same year.^ Among Federer's records that we may never see broken are his winning 5 consecutive titles at two different slams (going for 6 in a row at the US).- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Andy Roddick-Is this the year the new Andy wins a second Open in front of his biggest fans?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ It’s been quite a month winning the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back just like Bjorn Borg did.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
.
Only male player to have won French Open, Wimbledon, and Olympic gold medal in the same year (2008)
The only man in history to win the "treble" (2008) - taking titles at the French Open, The Queen’s Club and Wimbledon
Won most titles as a teenager: 16 tied with Björn Borg.
Most singles titles won in a single season as a teenager: 11 (2005).
Won 24 consecutive matches, the longest winning streak of any teenager in the open era, in 2005
Most consecutive French Open finals in the Open Era: 4 (tied with Borg, Lendl and Federer)
Most consecutive Masters Quartefinals (Hamburg 2008- Paris 2009)
The first male tennis player to hold three Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces at the same time.^ US Open 2009 French Open 2009 Australian Open 2009 US Open 2008 Wimbledon 2008 US Open 2007 Wimbledon 2007 .- Rafael Nadal from the US Open - Times Online - WBLG 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC timesonline.typepad.com [Source type: General]
^ In fact, never before in tennis history had a player won a match with that many aces.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ It remains the longest fifth set in grand slam history.- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
(FO 2008, clay; Wimbledon 2008, grass; AO 2009, Hard)
The first male player to win the same ATP Masters series event for 5 consecutive years (Monte Carlo Masters).
The only male player to win Monte Carlo Masters 5 times consecutively.
The first player in history to win 4 Rome titles.
The first player to win 400 singles matches in fewer than 500 matches played (401-91).
Rafael Nadal in popular culture
Shakira and Rafael Nadal in a screenshot from music video for "
Gypsy" / "Gitana" (in Spanish)
- In February 2010 Rafael Nadal was featured in the music video of "Gypsy", the forthcoming single from Shakira[109][110] and part of her album release She Wolf. .^ Not limited though to just that, I also love chiming in on hot music videos as well as other rock news.
- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
In explaining why she chose Nadal for the video, Shakira was quoted as saying in an interview with the Latin American Herald Tribune: “I thought that maybe I needed someone I could in some way identify with. .^ But Rafael Nadal has also been nursing a more personal hurt.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Is Rafael Nadal healthy enough to make a run and complete the career grand slam?- Rafael Nadal | Hitting Back :: A New York Sports Blog 28 January 2010 0:43 UTC www.hittingback.com [Source type: General]
^ Spaniards Rafael Nadal come to like the character better known and more appreciated, according to a study by Media Personality, followed by actor Antonio Banderas.- Shedding a tear for Rafa Nadal - Cheryl Murray | Tennistalk 18 September 2009 16:50 UTC www.tennistalk.com [Source type: Original source]
Since he was 17, I believe.” She added about "Gypsy": “I’ve been on the road since I was very, very young, so that’s where the gypsy metaphor comes from.”[111][112][113]
See also
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- ^ Kia Nadal versus Alien Video.
- ^ Music video for "Gypsy" by Shakira featuring Rafael Nadal
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- ^ MTV: Shakira's Sexy New Vidoe "Gypsy"
- ^ Tom Tebbut in The Globe and Mail: Nadal and Shakira?? Little chance
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Nadal, Rafael |
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Spanish tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
3 June 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Manacor, Majorca, Spain |
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